The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 20th April 2006 There are 14 across clues and 14 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 20th April 2006. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Elegant exterior to army compoundPOTASHAAcross 4: Insects that might be said to make journeys in Wexford?THRIPSAAcross 9: Ignore volunteer working for agricultural improvementGREEN REVOLUTIONAAcross 10: One leaving square to be patrolled by black horseJENNETAAcross 11: Singer with instrument entertaining 'undreds of people?COSTELLOAAcross 12: Keep an eye on Keats' formulation?STAKEOUTAAcross 14: Swell old lover subsequently criticised audiblyEXPANDAAcross 15: News feature gets cut, having gone over pageSPLASHAAcross 18: I love France, possibly for the drink thereCAFE NOIRAAcross 21: Setting in theatre to support medic before operationBACKDROPAAcross 22: Musical interval at 8 roughlyOCTAVEAAcross 24: See sportswoman run on lamely, once injuredMAUREEN CONNOLLYAAcross 25: Fox didn't go hungry until nowTO DATEAAcross 26: Nymph seen as Newcastle's answer to Beryl?NEREIDDDown 1: Mint gets senior pupil churning over insidePERFECTDDown 2: That time for strangling good old aristocratTHEGNDDown 3: Piece of music in street upset animalSTRETTODDown 5: No land said to be a location of religious significanceHOLY SEEDDown 6: Like many a competitive golfer visible to allINTHEOPENDDown 7: Bread taken when there's litre to be drunkSTOLLENDDown 8: Bird may be a singer, but not one tenorAVOCETDDown 13: Exhausted genius, before going to bed finallyKNACKEREDDDown 16: Pretend agreement will cover non-professionalPLAYACTDDown 17: Surname of author coming at end of epigraphHERBERTDDown 18: Firm with a bit of a hit makes money abroadCOPECKDDown 19: Gathering stormFLOUNCEDDown 20: Patient having no effectINVALIDDDown 23: Bear in Gleneagles demolishing hotelTHOLE